Renowned musician Paul Weller has proudly declared victory in his personal battle against being labeled a “heritage act.” The former frontman of The Jam, whose musical journey took flight in the iconic seventies and eighties with hits like ‘Town Called Malice,’ later ventured into the formation of The Style Council after The Jam’s dissolution in 1982.
Weller, who has enjoyed a distinguished solo career since 1992, recently addressed the persistent notion of being classified as a heritage act on his podcast, ‘Desperately Seeking Paul.’ Firmly rejecting the label, he asserted, “I am not going down that road, mate – I’m not a heritage act. I had to fight that term, my own little fight in a sense to get through all that stuff.”
The ‘Changingman’ hitmaker believes he has successfully established himself as an independent artist, beyond the shadow of his earlier bands. Despite fan expectations to include The Jam and Style Council classics in his setlists, Weller stands firm in his commitment to showcasing his solo work, emphasizing that he has “proved himself” as an artist.
He discovered the gem when he was 12 years old and still has it now, claiming it to be why he fell in love with music. He likes to play disc golf when he's not writing about music. He is a one-of-a-kind individual who is always the first to bust out his air guitar on the dance-floor.